CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS June 15, 2014 17:30:00
League in the entire world. the nfl's commissioner, roger goodell, took home $44 million in 2012. why in the world are these leagues considered non-profits? in september, oklahoma's republican senator, tom coburn, asked just that question. coburn introduced the pro sports act, which would strip professional sports leagues of their federal tax exemption if they earn more than $10 million. the nfl obviously makes much more than that, but to be clear, the organization does point out that only the league office is tax exempt. 392 member teams do pay taxes on their income. but the chances that cobu...